🌱 Which Hanover schools just landed among VDOE’s regional top performers?

Cheers Hanover! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Hanover schools just landed among VDOE’s regional top performers?
• How could Tom Perriello’s comeback bid affect western Hanover voters?

Also on today's calendar: Hanover Concert Band Holiday Pops Concert and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 43 and low of 24 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy and cold, temps: high: 37, low: 30.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 46 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2 in 3 Virginia schools are ‘distinguished' or ‘on track' per state expectations, see how many are in your area (wric.com) — Hanover County schools rank among the very best in central Virginia under the state’s new accountability system, with multiple elementary, middle, and high schools scoring in VDOE’s top tier. The report shows two-thirds of Virginia schools meeting expectations, but Hanover stands out with Battlefield Park Elementary, Chickahominy and Oak Knoll middle schools, and Hanover and Atlee high schools leading the region.
   

• Tom Perriello jumps into race for his former 5th District House seat (newsadvance.com) — Former Congressman Tom Perriello is entering the race for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, which currently includes western Hanover County along with several nearby counties. The contest will shape who represents parts of Hanover in Washington as Democrats and Republicans maneuver ahead of next year’s midterms and potential redistricting changes.
   

📸 Around Hanover

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hanover

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Hanover Concert Band Holiday Pops Concert
  Hanover Arts & Activities Center, 500 S Center St, Ashland
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Chess at the Library
  Montpelier Branch
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Take & Make: Pasta Snowflake
  Mechanicsville Branch
• LEGO League
  Montpelier Meeting Room , Montpelier Branch
  4:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Gingerbread and Jingle Bells for Kids
  Goochland Meeting Room , Goochland Branch
  10:30 am
• Santa Visits the Library!
  Ashland Meeting Room A (Kitchenette Side) , Ashland Meeting Room B (Projector Side), Ashland Branch
  11:00 am
• Hot Cocoa Bar
  Ashland Branch
  12:00 pm
• Crafternoon
  Rockville Meeting Room A (Kitchenette Side) , Rockville Meeting Room B, Rockville Branch
  2:00 pm
• Winter on the Green
  Historic Courthouse , 13182 Hanover Courthouse Road , Hanover
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Longest Night Service: Finding Christmas peace in times of grief or stress.
  201 Henry St , Ashland
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Community Policy and Management Team
  Hanover County, VA Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Holiday Express Tour back ( Bus Loop)
  Glen Allen Elementary Glen Allen, VA 23060
  5:00 pm
• Wrestling at Hungary Creek
  Holman Middle Glen Allen, VA 23059
  5:00 pm
• Basketball: G/JV
  Deep Run High School
  5:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Hanover Concert Band Concert Cancelled
  The Hanover Concert Band has had to cancel our annual Holiday Pops Concert for Tuesday, December 16 at the Arts and Activities Center in Ashland... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It's holiday time and we're kitchen tornadoes
  Cooking turkey and fruit cake and yams and potatoes. But beware of the Grease Grinch! He'll clog in a blink! He'll gunk up your pipes! He'll stink up… (Nextdoor )

• Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Sanitation Worker in Ashland. Apply here.
• STXZ posted a job opening for Private Lacrosse Coach in Ashland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hanover here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ashland

• Viral 'Trashed Panda' Raccoon Raises Over $170K for Virginia Animal Shelter (washingtonian.com)
• News Of The Weird 12/11/25 (inweekly.net)

Glen Allen

• Henrico Fur Finder: Dec. 10, 2025 (henricocitizen.com)
• Henrico Holiday Express Tour postponed Dec. 9 (henricocitizen.com)
• High School playoffs continue with regional action in baseball, soccer and softball (wavy.com)

Mechanicsville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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